Successful School Auctions Made Easy
03/31/2009 - Novato, CA
Want to maximize revenue and reduce stress at your school's fundraising auction? Join Auctionpay to learn how to achieve higher revenue, avoid pitfalls, and streamline processes for maximum results.
Auctionpay's Michelle Holman, Senior Area Marketing Manager, auctioneer George Noceti, and event planner Lauren Hull will share the tips, tricks, and strategies they've learned at hundreds of benefit auctions. You'll also get the best practices from thousands of Auctionpay clients-without the stress of thousands of auctions!
At this seminar, you will learn:
- Best practice for committees and selecting committee members
- Volunteer recruitment and management
- How to streamline the auction preparation process
- How to procure the best items for each auction element-online, silent, and live
- Where to spend your auction budget to maximize revenue
- How to achieve smooth event flow from check-in to check-out
Tuesday, March 31st - Novato, CA
9:00 am - 12:30pm
Check-in begins 30 minutes prior to start time.
Location:
Next Key Center
1385 N. Hamilton Parkway
Novato, CA 94949
Cost: $25.00
Light snacks will be provided
Presenters
Michelle Holman has worked with nonprofits and schools as an Auctionpay team member for six years and has attended and supported more than 200 benefit auctions. Before joining Auctionpay, Michelle chaired several benefit auctions, increasing revenue at all of them. Her experience and proven expertise has been leveraged by hundreds of nonprofits and schools to maximize their event success. She has worked with some of the nation's most highly regarded charities and auctioneers, and loves to share her secrets for success with audiences everywhere.
George Noceti was professionally trained at Butterfield & Butterfield, the fourth largest auction house in the world. At Butterfield he was the Senior Executive Vice President and was responsible for the ecommerce sale of Butterfield & Butterfield to eBay. After the sale of Butterfield & Butterfield, George became a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley where he has many non for profit foundations as clients. George continues to auction for 25-30 Bay Area nonprofits per year.
Lauren Hull, founder of Soirée, is a Bay Area Native. In 2002, she relocated to Sun Valley, Idaho, earned her wedding consultant certification and opened a wedding planning company. After two cold winters in Idaho, she returned to California, accepting a position as the event coordinator for Headlands Foundation. Over the next 3 years, she helped raise $1M for deserving charities located in Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties. Realizing that fundraising was her passion, Lauren founded Soirée Events & Creative Design to utilize her experience and continue to give back to others. Lauren is a graduate of The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles with a degree in marketing.